How to Subscribe to YugabyteDB Release Notifications via RSS Feed

Overview

Yugabyte publishes RSS feeds that allow you to receive automatic notifications when new YugabyteDB or YugabyteDB Anywhere versions are released. This article lists all available feeds, explains how to subscribe, and shows how to integrate them into tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and email.

Available Feeds

Every official release notes page includes the note: "For an RSS feed of all release series, point your feed reader to the RSS feed for releases."

How to Subscribe

Option 1: RSS Reader (Feedly, Inoreader, NewsBlur, etc.)

1. Copy the desired RSS URL from the table above
2. In your RSS reader, choose Add Feed or Subscribe
3. Paste the URL and confirm
4. New release notes appear as they are published

Option 2: Slack

Use Slack's built-in RSS app:

1. Install the RSS app from the Slack App Directory in your workspace

2. In the channel where you want notifications, run:

   /feed subscribe https://docs.yugabyte.com/stable/releases/ybdb-releases/index.xml

3. The bot posts new items automatically as they are published

Option 3: Microsoft Teams

Use the RSS Connector:

1. In the target Teams channel, click Connectors (or Workflows)
2. Add the RSS connector
3. Paste the feed URL and set your preferred polling interval
4. New items appear as channel messages

Option 4: Email Digest

Convert any RSS feed to email using services like Blogtrottr, IFTTT, or Feedrabbit:

1. Sign up for the service
2. Provide the RSS feed URL
3. Choose your digest frequency: instant, daily, or weekly
4. Receive new release notes in your inbox

Option 5: Command Line / Automation

View recent releases from the command line:

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/yugabyte/yugabyte-db/releases \
  | jq -r '["Release","Date"],["-------","----"],
    (limit(10; .[]) | [.tag_name, (.published_at | split("T")[0])]) | @tsv' \
  | column -t -s $'\t'

Poll for the latest release programmatically:

curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/yugabyte/yugabyte-db/releases/latest \
  | jq -r '.tag_name'

These approaches are useful for CI/CD pipelines that need to trigger automated testing against new builds.

Reference ID: SUPPORT-853